Box-supporting ear



Aug. 24.41926.

c. NEWMAN 'ET A L lB0X SUPPORTING EAR Filed Nov. 8. 1924 Batented Aug. 24, 1926.

.j UNITED STAT ES'v PATEN T OFFICE.

CHARLES NEWMAN .AND ERNST G. APPLETON, GF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T ROACH-APPLETON MFG. COMPANY," 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CGRORATION 0F ILLINUIS. i

Applicatiin filed November This invention relates to a new and iinproved box supportino ear and more particularly to an ear acapted'tor use with switch boxes or the like in supporting thein Switch and junction boxes and the. like are manufactured in a wide variety of t y pes, but in general are supported from the building structure by means ot ears which are adjustably secured to the box and have outturned portions extending in a `plane parallel to the face of the box for securing` the ears to lath or cross pieces. These ears project Yl'rorn the ends ot the'usual types ot' switch boxes and since the boxes are normally used extt-indingl vertically in` the walls, it is necessary to provide supporting cross pieces between adjacent studs to Vreceive the ears.

It is an object ot 'the present invention to provide a box supporting ear adapted to be secured to the cnd oit the box andv to engage a member extending adjacent the side ot the box to support the box there from,

It is a further object to provide a box supporting ear of this type having integral means adapted to tix it in relation to the box supporting n'ielnber. j

It is also an object to provide a laterally extending` box supporting ear provided with a st-itlening corrugation and adapted to be. formed 'l'roin sheet metal.y

ltis an additional object to provide a 85 box supporting ear having ineans 'tor prop erlv spacing the box 'troni thel supportto which it is secured.

Other and `further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

We have shown in the aci-oiupanying drawings one prelerred `lorn. ol' construeq tion. ln the drawings-- Figure l is a tace view of a boxV attached by incuns of our supportingl ears.

Figure 2 is a view of Figure l as seen vtroni the lett.

Figure 3 is a view of Figurel as seen 'troni above and Figure l is a perspective rien' ot the supporting ear.

In the drawings a typical torni of .su-itch box ll has been shown Isupported I'roni a vertically exleiuling;l stud l2 by means ol' the box supporting cars lli.

As shown in Figure 3, the box l1 is pro-- soxsnrronrme Een.

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ear comprises a securing portion l5 adapt- '60 As best shown in Figure 4, the present" ed to lie'llat against the end wall of the box, this portionv being provided with the elongated slots 1G adapted to adjustably receive the screws let. The ear is i`urtl1e1- provided with the attaching portion 17;"

which is bent up at right angles to the por tion l5V and which consequently is located in a plane substantially parallel to the box tace when the' ear is attached to the box. The portion 1T is provided with the stiffening corrugations 18 and the plurality of perforations 1l) which latter are adapted to receive nails 20 or other means for securing the ear tof a stud or other supporting means. lever supports.

The upper edge of the ear portion 17 is provided with a pointed down-turned lug 2l, which is lor the purpose ot insuring the placing ot the box properly parallel to the supporting stud and evenly spaced theretroinwhen the box is spaced Well away troni the stud. In this ease nails would be driven into the stud only through the two holes shown beyond the lug 2l. When the box is placed closely adjacent the stud, the lug 2l forced into the stud as shown in the drawing. i

The ears are also provided with the lugs which serve lo space the box lroin the support and `insure it being placed parallel thereto. rthese lugs Q2 are ot sullicient width to provide clearance tor thebox aS- .scnibly ears 23.

lly the use of our .improved ear, it is p0ssibleto secure switch boxes or the "like to The ears, therefore, form canti-- vertically extending studs and the necessity j v 'comprising an ear swedged out of a 'single connecting same to all piece of metal, said ear comprisin oles elongated attaching portion having for the reception of a Wall stud, saidear also comprising a securingy portion mounted at one vend of said attaching portion and projecting substantially abright angles to the plane oi' said attaching portion, said 'securing portion.- having holes for` the r'eattaching means forV adapted to dig into of said lugs being said Wall stud i'or lugs being pointed an a Wall stud, the other adapted to lie against locating said ear relative to said Wall stud. 20

Si ed at Chicago Illinois this 5th day of Ngorember, 1924.'

CHARLES NEWMAN.

ERNST 1G. APPLETON.

pair 4of lugs projecting 15 Yfrom said attaching uortion, one of said 

